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Treatment of Human and Animal Bites
Patients who have contracted an animal or human bite are at risk of infection the following areas need to be considered:
Rabies prophylaxis may need to be considered if the animal was a bat or the bite occurred abroad. Contact a medical virologist/ microbiologist for advice.
The Full Guideline "Treatment of animal and human bites in the emergency department" is available here.
Page last edited: 29/10/2008 |
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Caution; the antibiotic doses recommended on this website are intended for adult patients with normal renal and liver function unless otherwise stated. Dosing advice for patients with renal impairment is available here. |